THE HERRING QUEEN
For as long as people in Eyemouth, a small Scottish fishing town, can remember, boys became men who catch fish and a young girl is crowned as a queen. Now, there’s no fish left to catch but year after year, a new 14 year old Herring Queen still takes her crown. Through the observational lens of a fishing festival, we feel the impacts of a global climate crisis, how it affects livelihoods, community and mental health.
The Herring Queen was developed as part of the Netflix Documentary Talent Fund.
Director: Eilidh Munro
Producer: Isabella Bassett
DoP: Steve Cardno
Editor: Erika Iesse
Music by: Adrian Leung
Sound Design & Mix: Heather Andrews
Colourist: Tom Cairns
Online Editor: Sean Geddes
Online Post Producer: Jack Lang
Sound Recordist: Pete Smith
Additional cinematography: Eilidh Munro
Additional sound recording: Lisa Higgins, Jaime Sotelo, Dave Hamill
Production coordinator: Josie Neasham
Graphic and poster designer: Jonty Storey
Stills photographer: Kev J Thomson
Supervising producers for WD Entertainment: Elisabeth Hopper and Georgie Yukiko Donovan
